2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD: home charging cost in Alabama

At Alabama's residential electricity rate of 16.58¢/kWh, a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD (rated 30.2 kWh per 100 miles by the EPA) costs $5.01 to drive 100 miles on home charging, against $16.02 for the same distance in a car averaging 25.5 mpg on gasoline at $4.085/gallon. Charging at home costs a fraction of what gas would here: 68.7% less than gas per mile, here specifically.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD: yearly cost in Alabama

Driving 15,000 miles a year — fueleconomy.gov's own default assumption — a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD charged at home in Alabama costs about $752/year in electricity, against about $2,403/year for the gas-car comparison. That's a savings of about $1,651 a year.

What one full charge costs

A 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD needs roughly 95 kWh to reach its EPA-rated 314-mile range, which runs about $15.75 at 16.58¢/kWh in Alabama.

2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD in Alabama, ranked

This combination ranks 4,566 of 20,400 state/model pairs for cost savings against gas (1 is cheapest). The Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD alone ranks 63 of 400 models for efficiency; Alabama alone ranks 29 of 51 states for electricity price.

Getting set up to charge a 2026 Tesla Model 3 Performance AWD at home

The numbers above assume Level 2 home charging is already in place — the electrical work behind that is a real, separate cost that varies by panel, wiring, and local labor rates, not something this page's per-mile math includes.

Ask a licensed Alabama electrician to quote the install before this math becomes a real decision.

Where these figures come from

Every figure on this page traces to a named EIA or EPA dataset — see the methodology guide. Curious how Alabama's 16.58¢/kWh compares? The guide to charging cost by state ranks every state side by side.